Walter Anstead
{{Short description|English cricketer (1845–1933)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Walter Anstead
| country = England
| fullname = Walter Anstead
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1845|2|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Twickenham, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|5|14|1845|2|26|df=yes}}
| death_place = Bournemouth, England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| role =
| club1 = Surrey
| year1 = {{nowrap|1870–1872}}
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 11 August
| debutyear1 = 1870
| debutfor1 = Surrey
| debutagainst1 = Lancashire
| lastdate1 = 18 July
| lastyear1 = 1872
| lastfor1 = Surrey
| lastagainst1 = Gloucestershire
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 7
| runs1 = 61
| bat avg1 = 6.10
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 17
| deliveries1 = 1,381
| wickets1 = 48
| bowl avg1 = 11.29
| fivefor1 = 5
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/27
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| date = 6 September
| year = 2008
| source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27493/27493.html CricketArchive
}}
Walter Anstead (1845-1933) was an English first-class cricketer who played six matches for Surrey between 1870 and 1872. A right arm fast bowler, he was highly successful in the handful of games he appeared in, taking an impressive 48 wickets at just 11.29 with a strike rate of a wicket every 28.77 balls. His best bowling, of 6 for 27, came against Lancashire at the Oval on his debut in 1870, a performance which helped Surrey to an innings victory, while a week later he took 11 wickets in the game against Sussex, helping his team to a victory by just 14 runs. After four games in August 1870 he reappeared only once in 1871 and 1872. His brother Thomas Anstead was a notable player in club cricket while his son Rudolph Anstead played a first-class match in India in 1921/22.
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Category:People from Twickenham
Category:Cricketers from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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